Hardware Engineer - Automotive Infotainment

About the role

HARMAN Automotive is looking for a Hardware Engineer in Bucharest to develop and verify automotive infotainment computer systems and platforms. The role covers hardware development, software testing and functional block design, working with design and engineering teams to improve in-vehicle infotainment, safety, efficiency and enjoyment.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, test and verify analog and digital functional blocks (power supplies, audio blocks, MCU/SoC units) in complex hardware architectures, balancing quality, cost and suitability for series production.
• Test and analyse application and driver software in infotainment systems to ensure correct functionality with dedicated hardware.
• Support the design, creation and implementation of software and hardware for infotainment systems.
• Create measurement reports and technical documentation, and enter schematics and manage variants.
• Evaluate requirements and feasibility, assist in system design and HW realisation, and help specify requirements for purchased telematics and connectivity parts.
• Assist in judging whether software features are fulfilled in dedicated hardware blocks.
• Design, integrate and verify schematics and layouts for medium to high complexity projects, including redesign of analog/digital blocks and support for RFI/RFQ phases.
• Support BIOS activities, schematic and layout reviews, and bring-up activities.
• Provide technical support for industrialisation and perform measurements on customer sites (EMC, thermal, functional).

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (electrical, information technology or equivalent); 1 to 3 years of experience in HW development and verification of analog/digital applications.
• Knowledge of hardware and software technology, preferably embedded.
• Good spoken and written English; very good English is a bonus.
• Willingness to travel 0-20% of the time and to work from the office, with flexible hours due to global infrastructure.

Required skills

• Basic programming knowledge (C#, C++, LabVIEW, VB) and basic Linux knowledge.
• Schematic and layout tools such as Mentor Graphics, SPICE, Ansys, and Microsoft applications.
• Knowledge of automotive requirements, especially EMC.
• Appreciated: infotainment interfaces (PCIe, UART, TDM, I2C, I2S, USB, MOST, SDIO), revision control (Perforce), hardware debugging and lab tools.

What we offer

• Hybrid work, mostly onsite three days a week.
• Employee discounts on HARMAN and Samsung products.
• Training through HARMAN University programs and tuition reimbursement support.
• Wellness benefits, access to a campus fitness centre and cafeteria where available.